Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 10AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | S 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 11 | 24 | 44 | 166 | 199 | 242 | 233 | 182 | 128 | 125 | 125 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:18AM3.30m | 4:46PM3.00m | 5:02AM3.11m | 5:30PM2.83m | 5:58AM2.87m | 6:29PM2.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36AM0.38m | 10:50PM0.60m | 11:20AM0.63m | 11:39PM0.78m | 12:16PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
8 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 166 | 199 | 242 | 233 | 182 | 128 | 125 | 125 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 38 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 39 | 22 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | S 5 | S 5 | N 12 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 6 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
5 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 26 | 17 | — | — | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 10 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 13 | N 12 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | SSE 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 |
1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | NW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 |
9 | 30 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 29 | — | 3 | 16 | 8 | 43 | 45 | 34 | 33 | 53 | 74 | 14 | 10 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 193 | 144 | 21 | 155 | 155 | 185 | 25 | 25 | 162 | 337 | 274 | 161 | 21 | 25 | 157 | 156 | 455 | 455 | 703 | 727 | 700 | 673 |
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